Easter

Cleopas’ Testimony

Regina Bynum · 30 March 2025

Style

Dramatic monologue.

Duration

5-6min

Scripture

Luke 24:13-35

Actors

1M

Summary

After years of despising Jesus, Cleopas, a relative, has a sudden revelation that convinces him Jesus is indeed the Messiah.

Script

Characters Cleopas I’m not a very important man. My story was only told by Dr. Luke, not Matthew, Mark or John. I wasn’t considered a disciple and I never shared…

The Thief on the Cross -- He Saved Me

Michael Farley · 15 January 2024

Style

Heavy drama. (Note: the descriptions are graphic, and not suitable for children.)

Duration

5min

Actors

1M

Summary

In this monolgue, the repentant thief on the cross alongside Jesus tells his story, and gives a dramatic description of the process.

Script

Production note: A song, Save Me, sung by the thief, can be obtained from the author, whose address is at the foot of this script. Characters Repentant thief The cross,…

Awaiting Orders

02 October 2023

Script

Awaiting Orders By Andy Jackman Summary Two soldiers watch the final moments of Good Friday. Characters Commander: Mature and less prone to excitement than: Corporal:…

The New Covenant

Jim Hatherley · 21 April 2023

Style

Dramatic.

Duration

10min

Scripture

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Actors

2M, 1F/M

Characters

J (Jeremiah) G (God) M (member of the congregation)

Summary

A conversation between Jeremiah, God and a member of the congregation. In which God laments the falling away of His people, but offers a remedy.

Script

J: The earth is scorched with the fires of avarice. The creation has betrayed its creator. G: Say to the people, O Jeremiah, these words: Your sins are many. Your pain…

A Mother's Desperation

Michelle Patterson · 03 April 2023

Script

Summary: A mother searching for Jesus to heal her son, only to arrive too late. Style: Dramatic monologue Duration: 5-10 minutes. Actors: 1 female I’ve been…

He Chose The Tree

John Shekleton · 03 April 2023

Style

Strong drama.

Summary

A Good Friday dramatization. This presentation was inspired by He Chose the Nails, by Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson 2000). It includes 5 narrations with accompanying scripture readings and suggested congregational hymns. Scripture is varied, with passages taken from the old and new testaments. It does not have a specific location, but it does reference the trial by Pilate and the crucifiction itself.

Script

Duration: 20min approx. Cast: The presentation calls for 5 narrators, though it can be done with a single narrator, and two scripture readers - one old testament and…

Can It Be True?

Jean Herrick · 23 March 2023

Style

Dramatic.

Duration

2min

Actors

1M, 1F, 1N

Characters

Peter Mary Leader

Summary

Mary returns excitedly from meeting the risen Lord, but can’t convince Peter that she has seen Jesus.

Script

(Note: Peter speaks slowly and deliberately as if trying to calm an excitable/excited, and possibly deluded person!!! Mary is breathless, excite) The service…

The Problem With Nard

Jim Hatherley · 19 January 2023

Style

; Dramatic.

Duration

15min?

Scripture

John 12: 1-8

Actors

1M, 1F

Characters

Judas Mary Setting: Mary is at a table, kneeding bread.

Summary

A dialogue between Judas and Mary (sister of Lazarus), in which Judas reveals his family background and his reasons for his hatred of the Romans. Could be used as a pre-Easter script.

Script

Judas (with a bag of coins in his pocket) arrives. Judas knocks furtively, hardly waiting for an answer before he enters. Judas: Mary, we need to talk. Mary:…

Mary The Mother of Jesus

Maureen McCartney - Thomas · 19 January 2023

Style

; Heavy drama.

Duration

10min

Actors

1F

Script

Summary: A dramatic monologue in which Mary pours out her agonised heart at the foot of the cross. I was barely a woman when this life form grew in my body. A child,…

Emmaus Walk – a monologue

Jim Hatherley · 19 January 2023

Style

Dramatic.

Duration

10min

Scripture

Luke 24: 13-35

Actors

1M

Script

Summary: The story recounted by one of the two travellers who encounter Jesus on the road to Emmaus after His resurrection. Script (Editor’s note: As many…

The Thief on the Cross (He Saved Me)

Michael Farley · 19 January 2023

Style

Heavy drama.

Duration

10min

Actors

1M

Script

Summary: The repentant thief shares the agony of his last moments in crucifixion. The cross, the torment, the beatings...excruciating...unceasing. Please, let it…

Easter Eulogies

Sauni Rinehart · 19 January 2023

Style

Dramatic. Duration: 10-15 mins

Actors

4M, 4F (+ optional non-speaking extras)

Script

Subject: The sorrow of the crucifixion. Good Friday reflections by eight people who knew Jesus intimately. Characters: Peter Mary Magdalene The…